Miter-cutter



(No Model.)

C. E. SMITH. MITEB CUTTER.

No. 525725. Patented sept. 11, 1594.

UNITED STATES' PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. SMITH, OF NORTH HARVEY, ILLINOIS.

MITER-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentvNo. 525,725, dated September 11, 1894.

" Application nea september' 24, 1891. sen-n mi 496.763. (No man.)

To all whom it mayoncerm v Beit known that I, CHARLES E. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at North Harvey, Cook county, Illinois, have invented a new and useful Miter-Cutter, of which the.

following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements rin machlnes for cutting of various miter joints in wood by means of a saw.

The invention consists of, rst, a table; second, a frame; third, a set of saw guides; fourth,

a clamp screw; in combination each with the other and each of peculiar construction adapted to its part in the combination; and in construction joined withseveralwell known mechanical devices.

The objects of myinvention are to produce a miter cutter accurate in its1 work,.of wide capacity, readily operated, simple in construe` tion, easily repaired, portable and'adapted to the high tempered thin back tine tooth hand saw used by carpenters. How these objects are attained is explained by the following specification, and. illustrated Vbythe accompanying drawings, in which Figurelis aview in perspective of the complete machine. Fig. 2 shows a vertical section of the machine on Va line with the front of the fence; Fig. 3, a view of the top of the table, with the circular lines c c appearing as the outer lines in the graduated arcs next to the line indicating the edge of the table, the circular slot I near the center of the table, the bolt holes for the front saw guides and the grooves which receive thefeet ofthe steel standards of the back saw guides; Fig. 4,-a view of the under side of the table showing the position of the cleats K K L L- l andthe place of the center-pin screw a. at the center fm.; Fig. 5, aview of the base B which supports both the tableA and the fence C; Fig. 6,-one

of the front saw guides; Fig. 7 a vertical sec-A tion ofone of the back saw guides; Fig.18, a

vertical section of one of the iron standardsl which support the inner endsof the fence; Fig. 9, a perspective view of the back part of the base B `with the fence in place, and showing the position of the iron standards R R which support the inner ends of the fence; also the clamp The table A is in form a nearly circular disk; the front and back sides parallel to eachother; the front side a chord of sixty degrees; theends circular, rst permitting the use of graduated vscales D D with verniers vv' defining position of saw; the graduated scales and verniers not claimed as my invention. Second. The ends are ,circular in construction with special reference to the use of the circular lines cc` (in connection with graduated scales and directions for using the machine) in ascertaining the proper position of the saw to miter any required joint; the radius of the Zcircular lines c c being the `prime dimension in the construction of each machine. Near the center of the table kis a circular slot I' Fig. 3 engag. ing the standards R R (which-support the inner ends of the fence pieces F F Fig. 9) to the extent of one hundred and thirty dedegrees for each standard; ten degrees allowed for thickness of standard; thus permitting a rotary motion of the table of one hundred and twenty degreeseach way. The position of the standards R R being back of the center of the table, the greater extent of the slot engaging them is also back of the center. The front ends of the slot are seventy five degrees apart.- The space in the back part not engaged by the standards is twenty tive degrees.

The frame consists of two parts: lirst, a base B composed of the four bed pieces S M N O, two circular pieces lo la two grooved pieces Q Q and two wedge shaped pieces b b', combined as shown in Fig. 5; second, afence C-consisting of four standards P P Fig. 1 R

.R Fig. 9 and the two parts F F against which the lumber to be cut is placed. The` outer ends of the-fence pieces F F are attached to the standards P P by means of nishing nails a driven through the standards into the fence pieces Fig. 1. lThe iunerends of the fence pieces F F are attached to the standards R R by the screws r 1" Fig. 8 which pass through Athe standards into the fence pieces. yThe,

outer fence standards P P Fig. l are wide at the lower end and firmly secured to the parts k k of the base with'screws. The inner fence standards R R are securely fastened to the supports Q Q Fig. 9 each with a bolt T and screw s Fig. 8 and thus the fence C is rigidly held in position: its vertical front perpendicular to the bearing parts of the base B upon which the table rests.

The front pair of saw guides G Fig. lis each a hard-wood right prism, those shown in the drawings being hexagonal in form. They are of sufficient thickness to hold the saw rigidly in position, and of suitable length to inclose the entire width of the saw when in operation. The back pair of saw guides H Fig. l is each composed of a rectangular piece of hard wood W from an inch and a half to three inches wide, one end about one fourth, and the other about three eighths of an inch in thickness; and a spring steel standard E Fig. 7 to which the wood is fastened the thicker end downward, by two flat head machine screws e c the heads counter sunk into the vwood beyond the wear of the saw, the points turning `into the threaded holes in the steel standards.

The clamp is a screw, Fig. 9. The lower end which comes in contact with the table in clamping has a combination point, the part lttbeing about three eighths of an inch in diameter and one fourth of an inch long. The

point a is about an eighth of an inch in diameter at its base and about an eighth of an :inch long.

- The cleats K K L L Z of the table A Fig. 4 and bearing parts lc lo Q Q- of the base B Fig. areiof uniform thickness and so arranged with reference to eachother Fig. 2

' .that the under surface of the table rests on the bearing parts of the base, the cleats on A the bedpieces of the f base, and is so held in place bythe center-pin screw a Fig. 2 which turnsy readily in AM but is drivenfflrmly into .the cleat l as to keep the bearing surfaces in contact witheach other without hindering .therotation of the table. Wit-h the table A #thus resting on and secured to the base B and means of a boltg Fig. 6 passing through the =table into the prism at the center of its base,

. and turning into a nut inserted through a vside of the prism d. The hole in the table A is larger than the bolt g permitting the guides to be re-set after they have been worn a little.

When further worn after being re-set they may be turned and present a new wearing vsurface to the saw, until all the sides of the lprismhavebeen used.

The back saw guides are fastened to the table'by placing the foot of the steel standards in a groove f on the ltablez in such aposition that the vertical plane of thefront edges of the wood pieces W W are v about five eighths of an inch back of the front .side ofthefence C. The standards E E are each'k fastened to the table'by a bolt Y Fig. 7 which Aholds them rigidly yin place in an oblique position inclined toward each other /centrically .curved slot I'through which so that when the wood pieces are at with the thicker end downward their surfaces near the top touch each other a slight pressure. By this peculiar form position of the back saw guides severll sults are attained. First. Their width t t; with their constant pressure on the si p the upper portion of the saw, keeps the w rigidly in line with the stroke, and dicular in position; thus making a H and accurate out. Second. The oblique tion of the steel standards admits of a t wood wherepthe guide wears fastest. The guides H being made thin together the bevel on the back side of the inner of the fence pieces F F permitsthegui be placed nearfthe lumber to becut :interfering with therturning of lthe i W The table is clamped seas to hold thel the required. angle by means of :thel screw The grooves f inthe table A which 'the feet of the steel standards E El more accuratelysecurel the position o guides H and also allow the feet to der .the fence when the table isl Clamp combined with frame and tablet clamp screw is attached tothe back n the fence piece by the screws 'i 'i which through the block j into F Fig. 9.y vIn la "it" bined with the table by.its `use as l r securingthe table and with it thesaw. ating in the guidesupported-by thm 1 For vthe common cuts of square, m ter, and octagon miterthe table is bo .thethicker point tofacilitate the setti the machine; as when the thicker point ters the auger hole it cannot be wrongm` uncommon anglesthe pressureof the: point a is ysuiiicient, only moreear@ quired to secure accuracy than with the of the previously located auger hole, may becalled a check upon the scale l The specific claims of myinvention s l. The combination of the baseupon fixed gages F and Fare securedwitix t volving table A arranged ,in a plane l said gages, and said base, and having-l centrically curved slot I through which the supports for said gages,.sa.id.table` ing saw guides and having a graduated for each of said gages, and means for ing such table in adjusted` position.

2. The combination of the .base upon fixed gages F and F' are secured with th volving table A arranged vin a Aplanebe said gages and said base, and having a l yi the supports for said gages,said table' ing saw guides and havinga graduated 1 each ofsaid gages, and aseries of holes, a pin carried by one of thegages in y to engage withthe holes of such seritu the table A in adjusted position.

3. In a miter cutter twopairs ot saw; l one, `pair vcomposed of hardwood xiglm-` bolted in a vertical position on top 0f the ble A near one end of the saw line, the other pair each composed of a hardwood rectangular.

frustum of a wedge, and a spring steel standard, the spring steel standard bolted to the table in an oblique position, and the wood part fastened thereto with the thicker end downward, near the center of the table, all formed and used in the manner, and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a miter cutter used as a combination a clamp composed of a threaded block j, and a threaded rod a: which turns through the block j, the rod a: having ahandle at the upper end by which it is turned, and at the lower end a combination point u and z, said x5 clamp being attached tothe back of the fence piece F by means of screws z', fi, which pass through the block j into the fence piece F, in combination with the table A which is clamped forcom mon cuts by the part u entering a prepared cavity and for other unusual cuts by the points z being pressed into the surface.

CHARLES E. SMITH.

Witnesses:

JOHN BERRY, ISAAC N. GARD. 

